Isaiah 17:12:7Isa.17.12.W7TAB
יֶהֱמָי֑וּן
yehemayun
“they roar”
- Transliteration
- ye-he-MA-yun
- Extended
- yeh-heh-MAA-yoon
- IPA
- /jɛhɛmaːˈjuːn/
Meaning by language
- English
- they roar
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Yod | y as in yes; marks long ī | |
| Seghol | short 'eh' as in met | |
| He | h as in house; silent at word end | |
| Hateph Seghol | reduced 'eh' | |
| Mem | m as in mother | |
| Qamets | long 'ah' | |
| Yod | y as in yes; marks long ī | |
| Vav | v as in vine; marks long ō / ū | |
| Nun Sofit | final form of Nun — at word end |
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Word in context
- word
ye-he-MA-yun
- clause
HOY ha-MON a-MIM ra-BIM ka-ha-MOT ya-MIM ye-he-MA-yun
- sentence
HOY ha-MON a-MIM ra-BIM ka-ha-MOT ya-MIM ye-he-MA-yun u-she-ON le-u-MIM ki-she-ON MA-yim ka-bi-RIM yish-SHUN
Exegesis
The first simile, ka-hamôt yammîm yehemāyûn {כַּהֲמוֹת יַמִּים יֶהֱמָיוּן | ka-hamôt yammîm yehemāyûn} ‘like the roaring of seas, they roar’, creates vivid turbulence.
In context — Isaiah 17:12
Woe to the multitude of many peoples; they roar like the roaring of the seas, and the noise of nations, like the tumult of mighty waters, they surge.
About this coordinate
Isaiah 17:12:7 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 7 of Isaiah 17:12, so the Hebrew word יֶהֱמָי֑וּן (yehemayun) can be cited, linked and studied at exactly this position rather than somewhere in the verse. In the Biblical Knowledge Coordinate System the same position is written Isa.17.12.W7, which extends further down to each syllable (Isa.17.12.W7.S1) and character.